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Tax the Super-Rich. We have a World to Win

  • February 6, 2025

Opinion by Ben Phillips, Attiya Waris (nairobi / bangkok) Thursday, February 06, 2025 Inter Press Service NAIROBI / BANGKOK, Feb 06 (IPS) – Why can’t there be education for every child? Why can’t there be healthcare for everyone who needs it? Why can’t everyone be freed from hunger and deprivation? Though...

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Benin: An African Pioneer

  • February 5, 2025

Credit: Hadynya/iStock by Getty Images via International Monetary Fund (IMF) Opinion by Constant Lonkeng (porto-novo, benin) Tuesday, February 04, 2025 Inter Press Service PORTO-NOVO, Benin, Feb 04 (IPS) – Benin faced a number of negative spillovers in 2022: a deteriorating regional security situation at its northern border, the lingering scars of...

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Mexico’s New Economic Plan Lacks Energy

  • February 1, 2025

The first phase of the Puerto Peñasco photovoltaic plant, with a capacity of 120 megawatts and located in the northern state of Sonora, has been operational since 2023. The Mexican government included the project in its multi-billion-dollar investment for the energy sector. Credit: Government of Mexico by Emilio Godoy (mexico) Friday,...

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Gaza Humanitarian Aid: How a Lack of Political Will Sabotaged Resolution 2720

  • January 31, 2025

Sigrid Kaag, Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Credit: UN Photo by Dawn Clancy (united nations) Friday, January 31, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31 (IPS) – Before the three-phased ceasefire deal—proposed...

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African Countries Called Upon to Improve Data Collection

  • January 30, 2025

Vendors in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where government unemployment data is disputed by labour unions. Credit: Ignatius Banda/IPS by Ignatius Banda (bulawayo) Thursday, January 30, 2025 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Jan 30 (IPS) – Africa’s lack of robust application of statistical research has been flagged as slowing the use of evidence-based data to...

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